If I were 20 again
In my 20s I had more zeal than Hercules had muscle. As a new Christian in my 20s, and in prison, I had vision. Those precious days of being on my knees before God in my prison cell now seem like a distant memory.
One of the things that I wish I could get back is the time to ask more questions.
From a prison yard I had dreams to evangelize the whole world. I call it passion without a harness. It’s this kind of passion that the Lord calls us to use for His glory.
There were times in my 20s that my passion actually became a hindrance. I say this because in my 20s I could not yet discern the difference between passion and wisdom. What I needed to embrace in my 20s was the wealth of wisdom that I did not yet fully understand.
Today, I’m in my mid 30s. Knowing that I have not yet arrived, I am now asking more questions. I’ve come to a place where I’ve had to cultivate passion and steward curiosity.
Asking questions will always position you as a student rather than a master. If I could do it all over again, I would master curiosity.
In a way I’m behind in this area, but it’s never too late to do today what you wish you would have done earlier.
 | Myron is the most unlikely leader in his region. At the age 18 he stood before a judge while facing 200 years in prison due to his life of gang banging, drugs and crime. However, he has now authored several books, launched a host of churches and a few businesses. He is now the Lead Pastor of Mission Church, a grassroots inner city mission with a dream to saturate every inner city with diverse Hope filled churches. He and his wife, Kristin, live in the heart of North Omaha with their three sons and daughter. |
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